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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alien³ (1992) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Alien³ (1992) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992).
About the movie:
Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
Film debut of
Art Lund
.
b.
The production effectively shut down for three months while the script was undergoing rewrites.
c.
Back when the movie was supposed to start filming in 1997 actress
Alicia Silverstone
was originally cast in the role of Page and
Doug Liman
(the director of
Go
and
Swingers
) was set to direct, but as time passed
Jennifer Love Hewitt
ended up playing Page and David Mirkin (I) (who also directed
Romy and Micheles High School Reunion
) took over directing duties.
d.
Star
Paul Clemens
was very enthusiastic about having the role of Michael MacCleary because he was an avid fan of the horror genre. Clemens would even enjoy the extensive makeup work that would take hours to apply to him.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
One early draft of the script focused almost entirely on Hicks, Bishop and Newt, played in
Aliens
by
Michael Biehn
,
Lance Henriksen
and
Carrie Henn
respectively. The story would tie up loose ends from the preceding film with Newt returning to Earth to live with her grandparents, as well as Hicks and Bishop and a new team of Colonial Marines battling a rival faction of planets who use the Alien as a bio-weapon.
b.
Dennis Hopper
: right behind
Jack Nicholson
, wearing brown.
c.
Ronald Lacey
was cast in the film but replaced.
d.
D.W. Griffith
saw
Lillian Gish
using her smile gesture with her fingers and decided to incorporate it into the filming.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1951 with
Barbara Stanwyck
and
Wendell Corey
reprising their film roles.
b.
During the entire production, the actors wore out 200 pairs of shoes, applied more than 100lbs of make-up, split 27 pairs of pants and performed in 30 different recording sessions.
c.
In the film,
Denzel Washington
s character speaks about the Civil War and its importance for race relations. Washington previously acted as a Civil War soldier in
Glory
, a film about the 54th Massachusetts, the first all-black regiment in the American Army.
d.
When the powers-that-be decided on a new ending to be shot,
Elliot Goldenthal
had one night to come up with a new score.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
The film spent over a year in editing.
b.
Paramount spent an extra $5 million (one sixth of the films budget) to reshoot Captain James T. Kirks demise.
c.
The last film
Bette Davis
made at Warner Brothers (during her contract from 1932-1949) to make a profit upon release.
d.
While on location at Mt. Rushmore,
Eva Marie Saint
discovered that
Cary Grant
would charge fans 15 cents for an autograph.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
The poster for this movie shows Acid Burn and Crash Override with various words and ASCII symbols transposed on their faces. Amongst the words are: 1. Names of hackers in the movie, including Lord Nikon, Acid Burn, and Crash Override 2. Some of the commonly-used passwords, according to Plague, such as God, Sex, Love, and Secret 3. Phreak - a "phone freak" - a hacker who concentrates their knowledge on telephone systems. (Phantom Phreak was the main Phreaker in the hacker group)
b.
"Beemans" (the gum chewed by
Howard Hughes
) is the lucky gum of pilots. See also
The Right Stuff
.
c.
The Rottweiler (from which the alien emerges) had to have part of his face shaved to indicate where the facehugger had gripped onto him.
d.
While the story takes place in Idaho, all filming was done in California, mostly in the San Fernando Valley in the towns of Santa Paula, Monrovia and Chatsworth. They painted Idaho on the train and local buildings/signs.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
On the set at Pinewood Studios, a giant lead foundry took 12 weeks to construct and put the production way behind. Even with 6 day weeks and 14 hour days, the crew were unable to keep up with the schedule.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 22, 1946 with
Joseph Cotten
reprising his film role.
c.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
d.
According to
Caleb Deschanel
, the majority of the movie was shot with a speed above the normal 24 frames per second. This created a sense of relative slow motion in most scenes, which gave the performances and events more weight and drama.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
The song that
Kirsten Dunst
at the beginning of the film is from
Annie Get Your Gun
.
b.
One possible idea for the film included a chest-burster coming out of
Michael Biehn
s character, Hicks. A replica of the actor with his chest torn open was created, but after Biehn discovered this, he threatened to sue the producers for using his likeness without his consent, and the idea was dropped. Later, the producers paid him to use his picture at the beginning of the film for the computer sequence. Apparently he received more money for use of this one image than for his role in
Aliens
.
c.
Skippy, who played Asta the dog, bit
Myrna Loy
during filming.
d.
Although it is now regarded as a classic fantasy film, this was a box office disappointment when it was first released. It caused a four-year gap before
George Pal
had his next film in theatres. It also marked that last time that Pal would direct.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
To create a convincing corpse of the character of Newt, the filmmakers created life size mannequins using the molds of
Carrie Henn
from
Aliens
.
b.
Erik Cieslewicz
: [Opening Mirror Talk] The main character, Kevin talks to himself in his computer monitor in the opening scene. Mikel and Ireland, the main characters in
Microcosm
, also talk to themselves in a mirror in the opening scene.
c.
Originally made by RKO Pictures, but was acquired and released by Universal Pictures after RKO closed down.
d.
Disney composers
Richard M. Sherman
and
Robert B. Sherman
, who wrote the Wonderworld song for the movie, both filmed cameos. Robert was among the old men discussing the murder at the bar, but Richards cameo as the grand marshal of the Wonderworld parade was cut out.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
The success of this film is often credited for saving RKO from bankruptcy.
b.
Because it was not certain that the movie would be a hit and that other adaptations of
Dan Brown
s novels would follow, this film was made as a "stand-alone" movie, rather than the beginning of a series. All references to the fact that Robert Langdon had already solved another murder riddle (in the novel "Angels and Demons", which precedes "The Da Vinci Code") were therefore purposefully left out of the script. When the movie was a huge financial success, production of
Angels & Demons
was started shortly after the release (but rewritten as a follow-up, not a prequel).
c.
The alien in this movie differs from its predecessors in that the organic pipes on its back are now missing and it now has a more pronounced set of lips.
d.
The voice for Willy Wonka was first conceived after being tried out on
Johnny Depp
s own daughter. She liked it.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Alien³ (1992)?
a.
Laurence Olivier
was offered the part of Colonel Nicholson but turned it down in order to direct
The Prince and the Showgirl
instead. In retrospect, Olivier said that it was a sensible decision to go off and do love scenes with
Marilyn Monroe
rather than tough it out in the jungles of Ceylon with
David Lean
.
b.
Off-duty,
Sigourney Weaver
had to wear a wig as her then two-year-old daughter Charlotte didnt like to see her mother bald.
c.
The host of the oil commercial appeared in training videos for police departments that were made by the directing trio at Video Systems, where they met producer
Robert K. Weiss
.
d.
The Al Wood posters are in reference to Allen K. Wood, who was one of the production designers.
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